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Japanese symbol for “haul”

Romaji: gyokaku
fishery; fishing; catch; haul

In Japanese, haul is , read (gyokaku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt fishery; fishing; catch; haul

Kanji and stroke order

fishing, fishery
on: ギョ、リョウ
kun: あさ.る
14 strokes · JLPT 2
seize, get, find
on: カク
kun: え.る
16 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “haul”

WordReadingMeaning
ひく hikuto haul; to pull (vehicles)
しゅうかく shuukakucatch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
ひっぱる hipparuto drag; to haul; to tow
りょう ryoucatch (e.g. of fish); haul
ぎょかくりょう gyokakuryouhaul (of fish); catch

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぎょぎょう gyogyoufishing industry; fishery
ぎょせん gyosenfishing boat
りょうし ryoushifisherman
ぎょそん gyosonfishing village
ぎょこう gyokoufishing harbour; fishing harbor
かくとく kakutokuacquisition; possession
ほかく hokakucapture; seizure
らんかく rankakuoverfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing

See also: Chinese symbol for “haul”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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